| TINTERN | Ruined Welsh abbey, close to border with England (7) |
| PUFFTHEMAGIC | Number of fellows in place next to border with a soldier caught wearing women's clothing? (4,3,5,6) |
| AREOLAR | Middle of hole in region close to border of a ringed zone (7) |
| AUDITOR | Inspector feeding passport, say, back into car close to border |
| FREEMAN | Will _ twice gold medallist with England Feeder Team (*amen, ref!) (7) |
| REFINED | Civilised umpire popular with England sides (7) |
| REDROSE | Town Garden spray associated with England rugby team (3,4) |
| POWYS | Welsh county on the border with England (5) |
| BEELINE | Most direct route gets flier to border (7) |
| HEMLOCK | Just the plant to border part of the canal (7) |
| EYELASH | Heel, say, could be one to border a seer (7) |
| GRETNA | Town on the border with England just north-west of Carlisle (6) |
| KASHMIR | Money reportedly assigned to border over in disputed Asian region |
| ENGRAIL | English bouncer returned to border |
| LETSLIP | Reveal properties for hire next to border |
| MALARIA | Disease brings false alarm to borders of India (7) |
| OVERDUE | Drove badly to borders of Ukraine, arriving late (7) |
| STRIMMER | Takes the edge off road close to border and sea in Cherbourg (8) |
| STICKYEND | Disaster close to border (6,3) |
| INQUISITOR | Feared churchman's home is inside capital close to border |
